The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-08-18
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
GleaningS from National Headquar-
terS--NOteS from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS,
SAN Francisco, CAL
ELIZABETH DA. KLINE. National President.
NELLIE q. BACKUs. National secretary

| n. National President.
NELLIE q. BACKUs. National secretary.
4l9 CALIFoRNIA ST., SAN Francisco, CAL,
| Aug. 4. 1857.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Just a year ago at this
| time our city was full To overfiowing with our
4 friends from States both near and far and
return Of the season brings again 70 mind the
| bright seene-the city gay with its arches its
hags and its pendants, and happy faces. every
| one lighted with the pleasure of the realization
| OF long anticipation and. too, our thoughts 20
before to the coming gala days at st. Louis.
with the expectancy of again renewing old
| time friendships, and advancing still further
on the road of prosperity and good works our
beloved Order.
letter from Michigan assures us that that
State has bright hopes Of shining at the next
Convention, having 1lS Corps and member
ship that ranks third on the list. Mrs Hamp-
ton, the Past Department President, during
her year OF administration added so Corps to
the roster of her State, and Mrs. Plummer. her
successor, has added Ii during the past three
months, so that there is a steady and healthy
increase TO be seen on all sides
California has just ended a very successful
quarter, and as we have at hand few figures
that will give very good idea of the work
here. we will give them.
The members in good standing number 25l3;
the amount expended in charity 81 $50 and
turned over to Posts 1920. We note this as the
largest expenditure for charity in the history
of the Department
Sumner CORPS, No. II, of Sacramento. is the
banner Corps In this, having spent S:25, that
being the largest sum ever expended by one of
our Corps in quarter.
We are very fortunate in having the assist
ance and hearty commendatiOn Of the DEPART
ment Commander, E!w s. Solomon He has
devoted the first page OF his recent General
Orders to a recognition of our services. and
E-t L.
Mrs. Sarah Pratt Carr.
From Dakota we have received very neatly
compiled roster Of officers and Corps These
rosters will be found of great convenience Tor
reference. and it would be well if every De-
partment will publish one
Both the GAR. and W.RC. of Massaehu-
sets sincerely mourn the death of George RI.
Patch, Past Department Commander. During
his tesm of office he was not wholly friend TO
the W.RC., never against it, but silent but
when he learned the good that was being done
Mt all times in many places, he announced him.
self so strongly in favor Of wOman's work that
we felt we had gained an advocate in whom
time would make no change, and counted him
one of our warme9t friends. He had never let
an opportunity pass without saying a kindly
word, aud no man will be more missed aud
mourned than Comrade Patch EUREKA.
NATIONAL H'DQ'Rs. WoMAS's RELIEF CoRPs.0
4l9 CALIFoRSIA ST.. Room H.
SAS FRANCISCO, Aug. Il, 1851
General Orders No. g.
i. The hfth annual Convention Of the woman's |
Relief Corps will assemble 81. Louis No. at 10 |
o'clock a. M, on Wednesday, Sept -, 1857.
H.. National Headquarters will be established nj |
the Southern Hotel. The National Council of Adj |
minisl ration will convene at Headquarters at 2 |
o'clock p. m, on Monday, Sept. %.
Ill The following hereby appointed as Com |
mitiee ON Credentials: Sarah L. Fuller Past Ma
tional President Boston. Mass; Abbie Lynch De- |
partment President. Allegheny Pa: sarah IT. Mar. |
tin. Department President Brook field Mo-: Sarah
l. IL. Smith, Department President Grand Forks
OAK; Nellie g. Backus, National Secretary, san
Francisco, Gal. Representatives and Delegates
must be provided with credentials signed and at
tested by the proper officers. No proxies will be
allowed. and none but Representatives regularly
elected Delegates or Alternates taking the places
OF absent Delegates will he allowed To parti
In Convention. All members of the woman's Re-
lief Corps are cordially invited to all the business
sessions.
~. Resolutions. recommendations. revisions of
Rules and Negotiations and any appeals to DC pre-
sented To the National Convention, should be fled
nj these Headquarters before Sept. 10.
v. Since General Order No. was issued the De-
partunent OF Maryland has been organized by Hat
tie A. Reed, National Aid. and Mary f. Wright of /
Baltimore, elected Department President. Owing
TO removal from the Territory. Cassie Henderson
has resigned AS Provisional President of New Mex
leo. and Jennie Coddington has been appointed to
fill the vacancy.
vi. The following Assistant National Inspectors
qnerquc, New Mexico: Jennie r. Perry Paw
ineket. X l.; Carrie 5. Burnett. salt Lake City.
h.
Thompson. of Baltimore, Md. j. announced as Aid
on the slan Of the National President
VII The National President desires to ongratu-
late the Department Presidents upon the prompt
ness aud accuracy of the reports for the second
quarter Of 1887.
A steady and healthfuI growth in the member
ship of our Order il evident. and the manifest dis
position To become fully acquainted with the true
aims aud objects, well as the rules governing our
organization. - very apparent and cannot be too
higiy commended
4" the Commanderin-Chief Lucius Fairchild,
aud the Department Commanders Of the Grand |
Army of the Republic who have encouraged aud
tosiered the Womans Relief Corps and given us
kindly mention In General Orders, feel espec-
ally CRATE fu.
u, by cnmnand of ELIZABETH DARCY KISSE, Ma
tionRl President.
NELLIE Z. BAcKUs. National Secretary